Protecting apron and towel



Sept. 21, 1937. MN. SACKETT PROTECTING APRON AND TOWEL Filed April 6, 1935 Mal y N S a clceti? Patented Sept. 21, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PROTECTING APRON AND TOWEL Mary N. Sackctt, Sacramento, Calif.

Application April 6, 1936, Serial No. 72,952

3 Claims.

This invention relates generally to an article foruse in beauty parlors and barber shops and is directed in particular to a protecting apron adapted to encircle the customers neck and to protect the clothing about the neck and shoulders from being soiled during shampoos, hair cutting, and other like treatments.

The principal object of 'my invention is to provide a protecting apron for the purpose described which will be produced of paper or similar material and disposed of after it is used only once thereby assuring each customer that an exceedingly sanitary article is being used.

A further object of my invention is to provide an effective neck towel for use in connection with the apron.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive article and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purpose for which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claims.

In the drawing similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts inthe several views:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the apron with the neck towel attached.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Fi ure 1.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of a separate neck towel.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on the drawing, the article comprises a rectangular apron I provided with a central opening 2 large enough to encircle the neck. This apron is formed of a sheet of ab sorbent paper of the character commonly used for paper towels. A slit 3 is cut in the apron from one side thereof to the central opening 2.

The apron adjacent the central opening 2 is turned up and then folded back to form a relatively narrow collar band 4 which is suitably stitched in order to retain its shape.

A neck towel 5, is made up of a multiplicity of thin and soft absorbent cellulose sheets 6 and,

crinkled if desired so as to form a thick yet very soft towel. The towel is stitched to the circular collar band 4 and overlaps the adjacent surface of the apron. Tie strings 1 are secured to the ends of the collar band adjacent the slit 3.

In use, the apron is placed over the customers shoulders and with the neck towel encircling his or her neck. The tie strings are then tied drawing the ends of the collar band together and engaging the absorbent cellulose closely against the persons neck. Thus, any water which runs down the customers neck will at once be absorbed by the neck towel while theapron of course prevents water, etc. from falling on and soiling the clothing about the shoulders.

If desired the neck towel may be manufactured and used separately as shown in Figure 3, and in which event, the towel 5a. is itself stitched to form a neck engaging band C with tie strings la.

After the apron is used once, it is discarded and therefore provides an effective sanitary measure. I Also, the article may be made in various sizes and of different weight material depending entirely on the particular use to which the article is to be put.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I have produced such an article as substantially fulfills the objects of the invention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the device, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention, as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. As an article of manufacture, a protecting apron comprising a sheet of absorbent paper having a neck receiving opening therein and a slit cut from one side of the sheet to the opening, a collar band formed about the opening, but open adjacent the slit, and an absorbent neck towel secured to the collar band and overlapping the adjacent surface of the sheet; said absorbent neck towel comprising a plurality of thin, soft and absorbent sheets disposed layer upon layer, one edge of the sheets being turned downward within the collar band.

2. As an article of manufacture, a neck towel comprising a plurality of thin, absorbent, cellulose sheets disposed one upon the other, all of said sheets being turned down along one edge, stitching securing said sheets together along said turned down edges, whereby to form an integral and flexible neck engaging band therefrom, and tie strings secured to each end of the band.

3. As an article of manufacture, a protecting apron comprising a sheet of flexible material having a neck receiving opening therein and a slit cut from one side of the sheet to the opening, a collar band formed about the opening, but open adjacent the slit, and an absorbent neck towel secured to the collar band and overlapping the adjacent surface of the sheet; said absorbent neck towel comprising a plurality of thin, soft and. absorbent sheets disposed layer upon layer, one edge of the sheets being turned downward within the collar band. I

MARY N. SACKETT. 

